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♪♪ ♪♪ >> we have come together to commit into the hands of god the soul of his servant, queen elizabeth. here in st. george's chapel where she so often worshipped, we are bound to call to mind

someone whose uncomplicated, yet profound christian faith bore so much fruit. fruit in a life of unstinting service to the nation, the commonwealth, and the wider world. but also and especially to be remembered in this place, in kindness, concern, and reassuring care for her family and friends and neighbors. in the midst of our rapidly-changing and frequently-troubled world, her calm and dignified presence has given us confidence to face the future as she did, with courage and with hope.

as with grateful hearts we reflect on these and all the many other ways in which her long life has been a blessing to us, we pray that god will give us grace to honor her memory by following her example and that with our sister, elizabeth at the last, we shall know the joys of life eternal. [organ playing] [congregation singing] ♪♪

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♪♪ >> i saw a new heaven and a new earth. for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away, and there was no more sin. and i, john, saw the holy city, new jerusalem, coming down from god out of heaven, prepared as a bride, adorned for her husband. and i heard a great voice out

of heaven saying behold, the tabernacle of god is with men and he will dwell with them and they shall be his people. and god himself shall be with them and be their god. and god shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there will shall no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain. for the former things are passed away and he that sat upon the thrown he said behold, i make all things new and he said to me right, for these words are true and faithful and he said to me it is done.

i am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. i will give unto him the first of the fountain of the water of life freely. he that overcometh shall inherit all things and i will be his god and he shall be my son. >> remember, o lord, thy servant, elizabeth who has gone before us with a sign of faith and now rests in sleep. according to thy promises, grant unto her and to all who repose in christ refreshment, light, and peace through the

same jesus christ, our lord, amen. >> merciful father, and lord of all life, we praise thee that thou has made us in thine image and that we reflect thy truth and light. we give special thanks for the life of thy daughter, elizabeth. for the mercy she received from thee and for the example that, through her life of service, love, and faith she has set before our eyes. above all, we rejoice that thy gracious promise to all thy servants living and parted, that we shall rise again at the coming of our savior, jesus

christ. we pray that in due time we may share with our sister that clearer vision when we shall see thy face in the same jesus christ our lord. amen. >> o father of all, we pray to thee for those whom we love but see no longer. grant them peace. let light perpetual shine upon them and in thy loving wisdom and almighty power, work in them the good purposes of thy perfect will through jesus christ, our lord, amen. o lord, support us all the day long of this troubleless life until the shades lengthen and the evening comes.

the busy world is hushed and the fever of life is over and our work is done. then, lord, in thy mercy grant us safe lodging, a holy rest, and peace at the last through jesus christ, our lord, amen. >> lord god almighty, king of creation, bless our king and all members of the royal family. may godliness be their guidance, sankty tier their strength, peace on earth be the fruit of their labors and their joy in heaven thy eternal gift through jesus christ our lord, amen. god save our gracious sovereign and all the companions living and departed of the most honorable and noble order of the guards. amen.

as our savior has taught us, so we pray. our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us. and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and offer, amen. [choir singing] ♪♪

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>> like as a father pityeth his own children, even so is the lord merciful unto them that fear him. for he knows where we're made and remembers that we are but dust. the days of man are but as grass, for he flourishes as a flower of the field, for as soon as the wind goes over it, it is gone. and the place there of shall know it no more. but the merciful goodness of the lord endureth forever and ever upon them that fear him. and his righteousness upon children's children. go forth upon thy journey from

this world, o christian soul, in the name of god the father almighty, who created thee, in the name of jesus christ, who suffered for thee. in the name of the holy spirit, who strengtheneth thee. in communion with the blessed saints and aided by angels and archangels and all the armies of the heavenly host, may thy portion this day be in peace and thy dwelling in the heavenly jerusalem, amen.

>> thus it has pleased almighty god to take out of this transitory life unto his divine mercy the late, most high, most mighty and most excellent monarch elizabeth ii. by the grace of god of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and of our other realms and territories queen, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, and sovereign of the most noble order of the guard. [bagpipes]

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and northern ireland and of his other realms and territories king, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, and sovereign of the most noble order of the guard. go forth into the world in peace. be of good courage. hold fast that which is good. render to no one evil for evil. strengthen the faint hearted. support the weak, help the

afflicted, honor all people. love and serve the lord, rejoicing in the power of the holy spirit. and the blessing of god almighty, the father, the son, and the holy spirit be amongst you and remain with you always, amen. [organ playing] [congregation singing] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪

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st. george's chapel. we just saw a clearly emotional king charles iii. it was an enormous moment as we watched them take the crown, orb and scepter of the top of the coffin of queen elizabeth. and we witnessed the lowering of the casket into the george vi vault commissioned by queen elizabeth to be the burial place of her family and lord into the area where her mother, father and sister margaret lie and her beloved prince philip, her husband of 70 plus years who died at 99 last year and it was really moving, i thought, when we heard the archbishop of canterburyy basically take the titles from the now-gone queen elizabeth the second saying almighty god has taken out of

that transitory life into his divine mercy, the most excellent monarch elizabeth the ii and went through her titles and asked for god's blessing on king charles iii and put all of those titles on him, defender of the faith, sovereign of the most noble order of the guard and ended with god save the king. just an extraordinarily moving ceremony. i'm here again with piers and ainsley. piers, your thoughts? >> how do you sum up a day like this? incredibly moving, quite extraordinarily spectacular. the very greatest example of british pomp and pageantry in remembrance and commemoration and celebration of our greatest ever monarch and soundly moving. someone who only ever had one monarch, this remarkable queen. the moments have given me

goosebumps or slightly well up because it's the end of an era, a 70-year reign. and these things happen and people say we'll never see that life again. i don't think we ever see the likes of this queen again. will anyone ever reign that long ago? who knows? but i think it was a wonderful send-off on a historic day for a magnificent, i'm very proud to be british, i've got to say. >> it is done. the monarch is buried, is with her lord and savior where she wants to be. i thank her for being a christian guide to everyone around the world, her modeling a life of service and putting her country before herself. a quote she said about living a long life. she said the years have slipped by so quickly.

there is no point in regretting the passage of time. growing older is one of the facts of life and it has its own compensations. one of the joys of living a long life is watching one's children and grandchildren. we can't be certain what lies ahead for them, but we should know enough to put them on the right path. we can do this if we have a good sense to learn from the experience of those who have gone before us. i thank her for going before us, for being a great example of grace and class and honor and duty. >> we're just watching the wales family, the prince and princess of wales and their two children, charlotte and george, lovely to watch through this and look at the hope of the future so important to the queen as the person who held the crown, the crown has now passed to charles iii and we're watching this extraordinary lineage that has gone on for

1,000 years and embody in charles, william, george and charlotte now. >> the queen is dead, god save the king. that's the where this works, that's the order of succession. i think probably if i was to sum up how the british people feel about this i would simply say thank you, your majesty, for everything she did for the country, for her people, and unbelievably dedicated seven decades of duty and service and we will always be incredibly grateful to her. thank you, your majesty. >> we just hope that her example rubs off on all of us in a little way, that service goes before self. that integrity matters, that a life of purpose and of faith that is bigger than yourself is, i think, the legacy that she would want to leave to her country, certainly, and around the world. these are extraordinarily powerful images and the emotions